Debian or Linux Mint

Arch would actually stand a chance.

let’s fucking go!

Oh hey! I used to have a Latitude E6430! I’ve seen my college buddy’s E6420 and they’re not too far apart (we’d get these upcycled laptops when we’re lucky from a local e-waste company).

I can vouch for their ruggedness. Definitely not on par with Thinkpads, but they’re pretty up there.

I didn’t get the chance to upgrade much aside from the RAM and SSD, handed it down to a friend in need while upgrading my arsenal to Thinkpads.

One thing that bothered me is how heavy it is for a 14 inch laptop; that bezel is humongous. Also, it stings then I touch the palmrest wrong while charging.

It’s called ‘gassy giant’ for a reason.

That applies even to you.

It does shows signs of aging, but not as bad as the other laptops of the same era.

I haven’t heard of the T480 display problem until now, but then again, I’ve never had it myself.

Yup, WDR4300 on OpenWRT is the way to go.

Had that running on my main router until a newer one came along. Now it’s still going strong, but as a wifi repeater.

The newer ones are actually less well-built.

I have a T14 Gen 3 from work to confirm with. It’s definitely not bad, but not as rugged.

Meanwhile, for personal use, I got a X230, and a W530, and they are much more solid. A lot of people said that T480 is the “last great Thinkpad”, but I don’t have one so I cannot confirm this.

Careful now, they are too old to be secure. I’d switch to TL-WDR4300.

Hell yeah!

En iz better be good baguette!

This is America.

Don’t go in there, man.

That’s an interesting metaphor

Probably not worth watching anyways.

I guess that’s why small phones died.

Man, I miss those.

Slightly off-topic, but that is some interesting blogging platform.

Just like what our founding fathers had envisioned.

Touch screen. Some mimics console game controler. It’s a widely accepted thing now.

Not saying that I like it myself, but lot of people do.

Galium Nitride. It makes high current DC stuff more efficient (i.e. generates less heat) and requires less circuitry (i.e. smaller devices).